Obituaries

Jul 31, 2023

Fred Edward Langhorst, 77, of Woodland, CA, passed away on July 31, 2023. He was born on February 14, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Fred August Langhorst and Evelyn Deerwester Langhorst. 

Fred, was the beloved husband of Julia Klasson Langhorst, Judy Arpin Oswald and Dr. Beth Calame. He is survived by his children, David Arpin and Lisa (Arpin...

Jul 25, 2023

    Gertrude Harriet (Trudy) Walker, age 100, died on July 25, 2023 at University Retirement Community in Davis, California. A 62 year resident of Davis, Trudy was born in Monmouth, Illinois on April 8, 1923 to Lily Josephson Peterson and Lester Gerhart Peterson.  She attended local schools and began studies at Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal in the fall...

Jul 25, 2023

Mr. Robert Stafford Cooper, a longtime resident of Dallas, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2023. He was born to Viva Louise Stafford and Dale William Cooper on October 20, 1938 in the small town of Green Forest, Arkansas.  

He graduated from West Point U.S. Military Academy in 1962, the year that John F. Kennedy was the graduation...

Jul 7, 2023

Mrs. Nelly Fee Woon Chin, of Davis, California, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the age of 84.

Nelly was born to parents Kow Wong and Thien Lan Chew on August 24, 1938 in Burma. She was the 3rd eldest daughter out of 10 children.

In 1958, she married her sweetheart, George Chin and they had four...

Jul 4, 2023

Edward Dean Whisler passed away Tuesday morning, July 4, 2023, at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, following a brief illness. Ed was born July 7, 1958, in Sacramento, California. He lived his entire life in Davis, attended Davis High School, and graduated from California State University Sacramento with a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology.

Ed was one of the...

Jul 3, 2023

Essie Mae Chambers Hatcher, a longtime resident of Davis, passed away at her home on July 3, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. Her beloved husband of 58 years, Wanless, and family were by her side in her final moments. Despite her condition, her wit and humor never left her.

Born October 27, 1942, in Alabama, Essie was the...

Jun 2, 2023

Wendy R. Chason, beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on Friday, June 2nd, 2023, at her home in Davis, California, at age 78. She leaves behind her son and daughter-in-law, Jon and Hilary Chason; daughter and son-in-law, Cait and Chris Lippitt; grandchildren Natalie, Ben, Emily, and Liam; and siblings and sister-in-law, Peter and Aileen Hewitt, and Daria Hewitt. 

Wendy...

May 31, 2023

Philip James Snow passed away on May 31st, 2023 at his home in the loving care of his four children. He was 92. Phil moved from Calistoga to Winters, Ca as a Sophomore in High School and there he met and married the love of his life, Isabel Martinez. He served in the Navy 2 years as a builder and continued...

May 29, 2023

Diane Cooley Kessler Cowden died on May 29, 2023, at her home in Davis, California at the age of 87.  She passed away peacefully in her sleep with her family at her side.

She leaves her son Stephen and his wife Ann; son Ronald and his wife Sherri, granddaughter Ashlan Falletta-Cowden and her husband Sveinn Sigurdsson, grandsons Neal Falletta-Cowden, Kevin...

Apr 29, 2023

In the Name of God the Merciful the Compassionate.To God we belong and to Him we return.With submission to God’s will, notwithstanding our sincere sorrow, we announce the passing of Karim Majdi Abou NajmOctober 29, 2002 - April 29th, 2023.

Karim was born to Majdi Abou Najm and Nadine Yehya in Lebanon. Before moving to the US in 2018, he attended...

Apr 24, 2023

Stephen Francis Collins Jr. was born in 1946, in Providence, RI, and passed away unexpectedly on April 4, 2023, at his home in Woodland, CA. He was predeceased by his wife, Janet, and his parents and survived by his two stepchildren, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law, four grandchildren, and three beloved nieces.

Steve spent his childhood in Taunton, MA, and relocated...

Apr 9, 2023

Carlos Bustamante Keppers, 22, beloved son, sadly passed away and entered his eternal heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. The sunset of his life was when he was hit by a drunk driver in Davis, California.  

Carlos grew up in Anchorage, Alaska and graduated from East High School where he enjoyed diversity, cross country running and skiing....

Apr 2, 2023

Kevin Robert Perry, age 51, passed away at his Davis, California, home on April 2, 2023, after a courageous six-month battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease.  He passed away surrounded by love, with his wife and son at his side.  He never accepted that his life was to be cut short, because he simply had too much left that he wanted...

Mar 17, 2023

Sharon Ruth Gini, 78, passed away peacefully at her home in Davis California on March 17, 2023. Born February 7, 1945, to Harry Gini and Esther Gini (nee McMeechan) in Stockton California, Sharon was the middle child of the family and their only daughter. Growing up Sharon took tap and other dance classes which later helped her win more than...

Mar 8, 2023

Calvin Crabill, much-loved family patriarch, companion, Davis High math teacher, and musician died on March 8, 2023, at the age of 98. His daughter Carol was with him.

Cal, as he was known to most, was an accomplished musician, playing jazz trumpet in bands from his teenage years into the 2020’s. He was a longtime member of the Davis-based It’s...

Mar 2, 2023

Beryl Aleda Putnam Duffin passed away on March 2, 2023 at her home in Davis, California at the age of 97.  She would have celebrated her 98th birthday four weeks later on March 31.

Beryl was born to Ora Katherine Holmstead and Anton Wilson Putnam in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 31, 1925.  Having lost her father to pneumonia...

Mar 2, 2023

Mary Jean Burke passed away peacefully on March 2, 2023 at Palm Gardens Senior Living in Woodland where she received loving care through her extended struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to her illness, she was a 25-year resident of Davis.Mary Jean was born to Delmar and Irene Cranmer on July 23,1930 in Sharon, PA where she was raised through her...

Feb 21, 2023

Feb 20, 2023

Davis resident and passionate community contributor Matthew (Matt) Blake died February 20, 2023, blindsided by a very brief fight with a rare and aggressive cancer. He lived a bold, joyful 48 years with family who adored him, and among a stunning number of friends, colleagues, and neighbors who loved his thoughtful and creative approach. Together we’ll begin to process the...

Feb 19, 2023

Marjorie Audrey Pitman Ranns, affectionately known as "Gramma," passed away on February 19, 2023, at the age of 100, in Davis, CA, where she had resided for six years. She was born on July 15, 1922, in Brockton, MA, to Donald P. Pitman and Emily C. Pitman.

Marjorie was a graduate of Katherine Gibbs College in Boston, MA, and worked...